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Beyond the Hoax: The Alarming Reality of Missing Black Women

Black women continue to go missing at alarming rates. The Co-Founder of the Black and Missing Foundation breaks down the stark statistics and why we need community help now more than ever.

Sounding The Alarm: Part One — The Case of Missing and Murdered Black and brown Women

Natalie Wilson remembers like it was yesterday: flipping through newspapers, watching national headlines tick across the television screen over Lori Hacking, 27, a white woman, reported missing in Salt Lake City in 2004.

The consequences of “Missing White Woman Syndrome”

Nearly 7 years ago, 21-year-old Keeshae Jacobs of Richmond, Virginia, told her mother she was going to a friend’s house following an argument with her then-boyfriend.

The Black and Missing Foundation Stands Strong in the Face of Carlee Russell Case

In the face of the Calethia “Carlee” Russell piece, co-founder of Black and Missing Foundation, Natalie Wilson stated, “We will not be dismayed.”

The lesson of Carlee Russell? Learn the names of these missing Black women.

Russell’s case got attention because it was sensational, then because it was a hoax. Here are women you should know instead.

Derrica Wilson Interview on WURD Radio, Reality Check – 07.26.2023

Derrica Wilson is the co-founder and CEO of the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. She joined Tonya Pendleton to discuss the recent Carlee Russell case in Alabama.

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"God Bless you! My mom contacted me to say that my daughter Ashleigh Porter was in Ebony magazine. I was so glad that my missing child was given the opportunity to this type of exposure. It has been so hard. She went missing on April 20, 2009. I agree totally that law enforcement and the media in some instances do us no justice. I knew nothing of your organization prior to this, but I'll know more now. You have given me a great service and I feel indebted to you. I do not want people to forget about my Ashleigh. Thank you again and bless your hearts for starting this organization."

---- TANYA PORTER-DAVIS

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